Category Archives: Health

• A million children a year develop tuberculosis: study 24 March 2014 no comments

  About a million children, double the previous estimate, fall ill with tuberculosis every year, said a study Monday that also gave the first tally of drug-resistant TB among the young. ...

• Air pollution boosts lung, heart risks: studies 10 July 2013 no comments

  Long-term exposure to particulate air pollution boosts the risk of lung cancer, even at concentrations below the legal maximum, said a European study published on Wednesday. ...

• Genetic evidence of positive impact of Yoga on immune system 23 April 2013 | Tom Jacobs no comments

  Norwegian researchers find a strong and immediate genetic response to yoga practice. ...

• New world strategy aims to eradicate polio by 2018 4 April 2013 | Lauran Neergaard no comments

  A new global plan aims to end most cases of polio by late next year, and essentially eradicate the paralyzing disease by 2018 — if authorities can raise the $5.5 billion needed to do the work. ...

• Soft drinks kill thousands of people every year 20 March 2013 no comments

  Sugar-sweetened sodas, sports drinks and fruit drinks may be associated with about 180,000 deaths around the world each year, according to a research. ...

• Qigong: mindful movement made in China 7 February 2011 | Dorene Internicola no comments

  Qigong is a mind-body practice that melds slow graceful movements, mental focus and deep abdominal breathing to boost and balance a person's vital energy, or "qi". ...

• Himalayan Viagra leads to violent clashes 24 June 2010 | Graham Pembrey no comments

  A report in The Guardian has highlighted the violent confrontations that are occurring in Tibet, as people scramble to collect 'Himalayan Viagra'. ...

• Sitting quietly, doing something 27 July 2009 | Daniel Goleman no comments

  I recently spent an evening with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, the Tibetan lama who has been dubbed "the happiest man in the world." ...

• Eating too much red meat may shorten life 24 March 2009 | Diets high in red meat and in processed meat shorten life span not just from cancer and heart disease but from Alzheimer's, stomach ulcers and other conditions. no comments

  Diets high in red meat and in processed meat shorten life span not just from cancer and heart disease but from Alzheimer's, stomach ulcers and other conditions. ...

• Lots of TV and Web harms kids’ health 2 December 2008 | Will Dunham no comments

  Spending a lot of time watching TV, playing video games and surfing the Web makes children more prone to a range of health problems including obesity and smoking. ...